The Grandview Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Valle Catholic Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grandview is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Grandview's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Oak Ridge last Monday. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Blue Jays.
Meanwhile, Valle Catholic came tearing into Monday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering Valle Catholic has won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Abreeana Zipprich was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Zipprich was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Hayden Vaeth was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Makayla Joggerst was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
Grandview's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Valle Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Grandview suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Valle Catholic in their previous meeting back in March. Can Grandview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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